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Ruby Island

January 6th, 2013 at 7:00 am by David Farrar

Seven of us decided to kayak to Ruby Island on Lake Wanaka on Saturday. It was a brilliant thing to do. Around 45 minutes each way, and a picnic lunch on the island.

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This is the view from the picnic area we found on the island.

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The group getting the bubbles and sandwiches out for lunch.

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Tea Party Girl playing frisbee.

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The view from the front of the island. Could never get sick of it.

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Part of the island. It take barely 20 minutes to do a loop around it.

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The view inland. Lovely clear waters.

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Part of the track around the island.

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Handy Girl coming into land.

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It was such a hot day, a couple of us went around the lake and decided to go in for a swim. We learnt that no matter how hot the day, the water is still freezing! I lasted five minutes or so. despite the cold was a nice way to finish the day, before heading back home for drinks.

Definitely loving my Wanaka experience. Not spent much time here since I was a student and working on Cardrona Skifield.

Related posts:

  1. Mou Waho Island
  2. Somes Island
  3. Flying over Wanaka
  4. Island Bay
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8 Responses to “Ruby Island”

  1. tknorriss (323) Says:
    January 6th, 2013 at 7:30 am

    Thanks for all the pics DPF.

    I don’t know if you plan to head back into Cromwell. However, it is well worth the 40 minute drive to go to the resturaunt at the Mount Difficulty Winery. The food is fantastic, and the scenery is to die for. Just came back from the region myself, and that was one of the highlights for us. We needed to book in advance to get in because its quite popular.

    Here is a link:

    http://www.mtdifficulty.co.nz/cellardoor/restaurant.html

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  2. Fletch (4,305) Says:
    January 6th, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    OK, I have to ask – how did Tea Party Girl and Handy Girl get their names?

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  3. beautox (321) Says:
    January 6th, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    What do they call you? Blogger Boy? Or ruder than that?

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  4. pq (728) Says:
    January 6th, 2013 at 7:09 pm

    excellent Farrar, slowly becoming a real bloke

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  5. David Farrar (1,737) Says:
    January 6th, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    Nicknames used on this blog are not generally nicknames previously in use by those individuals. To avoid my friendss names being caught in search engines, I assign them a nickname based on something about them. In the case of Tea Party Girl she has a connection to Boston and for Handy Girl, it is a play on her surname.

    No one calls me Blogger Boy. I am called DPF or David by my friends, or Farrar if they wish to annoy me.

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  6. Belinda (122) Says:
    January 7th, 2013 at 9:41 am

    What stunning pics and a great reminder of why some of us love our country so much despite its flaws.

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  7. pq (728) Says:
    January 8th, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    Farrar

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  8. pq (728) Says:
    January 8th, 2013 at 7:49 pm

    Farrar is doing well, he has been to South Island, he has learned more about our beautiful con but he is still a Nat party stooge.

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